Nicolas Batum was not the only one to succeed in a big game (a big half in this case, with 32 points) against the Pacers. Reggie Jackson also found offensive sensations during this meeting, with 26 points scored.
Because the playmaker has been in trouble lately. Since his return from quarantine following his contamination by Covid-19, he had played nine matches and three had ended in 7 points or less scored. And he was shooting at only 32% success… A late effect of the disease?
” No no “, he answers at the Orange County Register. “I don’t think it’s necessarily the Covid. Or if so, it’s more the fact of being absent for several days. Physically, we cannot train as we wish. People don’t understand it: when you fight through the screens, when you take blows, when there is contact, it takes your breath away and it’s different. You’re not prepared for that when you’re in a room for a few days. »
If Reggie Jackson has finally exceeded 20 points for the first time in over a month, everything was not perfect against Indiana. His 6/14 shooting remains average and his 1/7 from 3-pointers very ugly… To compensate, he scored half of his points on the free throw line.
Still as accomplice of Nicolas Batum
Nevertheless, shining with the former Blazers and Hornets winger was enough to delight Reggie Jackson, who has always had strong and laudatory words for the Frenchman.
“I’m still so happy that the leaders brought him back here and that our paths crossed. I’m still in touch with him, even if it’s small talk. I appreciate him and even on a bad day, he is there to tell me to enjoy, that life is good, that I have to have fun. »
Enjoy. It is essential for the former Pistons. Tyronn Lue knows it too, which is why he wanted to talk to his player before this game against the Pacers.
“Before the team meeting, the coach came to see me. He told me he wanted to talk to me. I wondered what he wanted to discuss and tried not to stress too much. He told me it would only take a minute. He asked me to have fun, to forget the rest, to just have fun. I thought we were going to have a big discussion, but it was very quick. I had decided to smile, to give it my all on the floor. It’s important for me to have fun. »
| Reggie Jackson | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2011-12 | OKC | 45 | 11 | 32.1 | 21.0 | 86.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| 2012-13 | OKC | 70 | 14 | 45.8 | 23.1 | 83.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.3 |
| 2013-14 | OKC | 80 | 29 | 44.0 | 33.9 | 89.3 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 13.1 |
| 2014-15 * | All Teams | 77 | 30 | 43.4 | 29.9 | 83.0 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 14.5 |
| 2014-15 * | OKC | 50 | 28 | 43.2 | 27.8 | 86.1 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 12.8 |
| 2014-15 * | THE | 27 | 32 | 43.6 | 33.7 | 79.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 17.6 |
| 2015-16 | THE | 79 | 31 | 43.4 | 35.3 | 86.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 18.9 |
| 2016-17 | THE | 52 | 27 | 41.9 | 35.9 | 86.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 14.5 |
| 2017-18 | THE | 45 | 27 | 42.6 | 30.8 | 83.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 14.6 |
| 2018-19 | THE | 82 | 28 | 42.1 | 36.9 | 86.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 15.4 |
| 2019-20 * | All Teams | 31 | 24 | 41.1 | 39.3 | 83.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 11.9 |
| 2019-20 * | LAC | 17 | 21 | 45.3 | 41.3 | 90.5 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 9.5 |
| 2019-20 * | THE | 14 | 27 | 38.4 | 37.8 | 78.8 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 14.9 |
| 2020-21 | LAC | 67 | 23 | 45.0 | 43.3 | 81.7 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10.7 |
| 2021-22 | LAC | 41 | 32 | 38.0 | 32.2 | 84.9 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 16.4 |
| Total | 669 | 25 | 42.5 | 34.6 | 85.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 12.8 | |